Word
Le voleur vient de voler quelque chose dans mon bureau.
Meaning
The thief has just stolen something in my office.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Le voleur vient de voler quelque chose dans mon bureau.
dans
in, inside
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
le bureau
the office / the desk
mon
my (mon, ma, mes)
Questions & Answers about Le voleur vient de voler quelque chose dans mon bureau.
Why doesn't quelque chose change its ending depending on what the thief stole?
Quelque chose is an indefinite pronoun meaning "something". It is invariable, meaning it never changes its spelling to match gender (masculine/feminine) or number (singular/plural), even though the word chose (thing) by itself is a feminine noun.
Why is the verb venir (to come) used here if the translation says "has just stolen"?
This sentence uses a common French structure for the "recent past": the present tense of venir + de + an infinitive verb (here, voler). Together, vient de voler translates to "has just stolen". It emphasizes that the action happened just moments ago, rather than just using the regular past tense.
Voler means "to steal", but doesn't it also mean "to fly"?
Could dans mon bureau mean "in my desk" instead of "in my office"?
Yes! The word bureau can refer either to the physical piece of furniture (a desk) or to the room itself (an office). Depending on the exact situation, the thief might have taken something out of the desk or just from somewhere in the office room.